Eretmocerus-System - 100 per card - 5,000 total

Eretmocerus-System

The parasitic wasp for whitefly control

What is Eretmocerus-System?

• The parasitic wasp Eretmocerus eremicus
• Ectoparasitoid that controls whitefly infestations
• The female adults are citron yellow, have green eyes with three red dots (the so-called ocelli or simple eyes) and have five antenna segments in total
• The males are yellow brown, have three thickened antenna segments and are smaller than the females

What are the advantages of Eretmocerus-System?

• Preference for second and third instar larvae of both tobacco and greenhouse whitefly
• Parasitises around 150 whitefly larvae
• Also effective at high temperatures above 30 °C/ 86 °F
• Less sensitive to pesticides than other parasitic wasps against whitefly  

In which crops you can introduce Eretmocerus-System?

• Vegetable crops such as tomato, sweet pepper and eggplant
• Ornamental crops such as rose, poinsettia and gerbera

Warning

Avoid intensive deleafing of tomato plants as this can prevent the Eretmocerus eremicus population from building up.

Units

Eretmocerus-System (100-5.000)

• Packaging: card with hook
• Outer coating: box with 10 strips of 5 cards
• Contents: 50 x 100 pupae/card